Herbs that Tonify Yin
Han Lian Cao 旱莲草
Herba Ecliptae Prostratae Eclipta
Also known as Mo Han Lian, Li Chang
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Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Tonify Yin
- Temperature
- Cool
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Sour, Cool
- Channels Entered
- KI, LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Herba Ecliptae Prostratae
- Chinese
- 旱莲草
- Tone Marks
- hàn lián căo
- Also Known As
- Mo Han Lian, Li Chang
Chinese Herb Actions
- Tonifies Kidneys and Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin Treats Dizziness, blurred vision, vertigo, prematurely grey hair, along with sore and weak low back and knees
- Cools Blood and Stops Bleeding For any bleeding due to Heat in the Vessels including hemoptysis, epistaxis, uterine bleeding, hematuria, hematochezia, subcutaneous bleeding and purpura
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 10-30 grams in decoction 12
- 9-15 grams in decoction 13
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Use caution in cases with Spleen, Stomach and/or Kidney Deficiency with Cold
- Use with caution in cases with diarrhea
- Use with Caution in cases with Food Stagnation and Spleen Qi Deficiency
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None Noted.
Herb-Drug Interactions
- None Noted.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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